The Chief Economist’s Office of the Europe and Central Asia region is committed to pushing beyond established frontiers of development knowledge to bring policy relevant strategies to client countries...

Background and Objectives The Government of the former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia has selected tourism as a strategic sector of focus for investment, job creation, and increased competitiven...

The World Bank Group has been the key development partner in the SEE and has supported the SEE countries during the period of economic transition and early reforms. The World Bank Group also lead the ...

In May 2015, the World Bank Poverty team rolled out the “Listening to Tajikistan” survey to monitor the impact of emerging trends throughout the country at high frequency. The survey rapidly clarifies...

What are the ranking trends? The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in 10th place in the Doing Business rankings, is the highest ranked economy in the Europe and Central Asia region, followed by L...

Recent Developments The slump in oil prices is increasing pressure on key oil exporters, including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Recent data point to continued weakness across much of the region...

What is the World Bank’s overall agriculture sector policy in Uzbekistan? The World Bank has been actively involved in advocating and supporting the diversification of agricultural production in Uzbek...

An estimated 1.3 billion people – about one-fifth of the global population – ­derive direct and indirect benefits from forests and trees in the form of employment, forest products, and contributions t...

The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) was officially launched on November 30, 2015, the opening day of COP21 in Paris, with the support of 21 governments and more than 90 businesses and strat...

PROGRAM OVERVIEW The National Disaster Risk Management Program is aimed at supporting the Government of Armenia to further advance disaster resilience by (1) improving disaster risk information, (2) e...

Climate change affects all of us. But it is expected to hit developing countries the hardest. Its potential effects on temperatures, precipitation patterns, sea levels, and frequency of weather-relate...

Српски The World Bank is preparing a Project for the Modernization and Optimization of Public Administration in Serbia, which will be implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Administr...

In 2015, moderate and/or extreme poverty remain an issue in many Lower Income Countries and some Middle Income Countries across the Europe and Central Asia region. One of the most significant, and uni...